NYT Special Crossword Clues — 2026-10-07

77 clues from this puzzle. Select a clue to view its answers.

• ___ Touch, label for 1990s Dylan bootleg recordings Crossword Clue 5 letters
• ___ Lomax, ethnomusicologist who was a vocal critic of Dylan's decision to "go electric" Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Wordsmith Oscar who, unlike Dylan, never won an Oscar Crossword Clue 5 letters
• With 10-Down, Michigan college town where the relatively unknown "Bob Dillon" made a 1962 folk festival appearance Crossword Clue 3 letters
• U.F.O. flyers Crossword Clue 3 letters
• To whom a lost letter might be returned Crossword Clue 6 letters
• Things filled out in waiting rooms Crossword Clue 5 letters
• Surface swept by a curler Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Sports org. for Pistol Pete, the inspiration behind "Dignity" Crossword Clue 3 letters
• South, in Spain Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Shorten, as pants Crossword Clue 3 letters
• See 32-Down Crossword Clue 5 letters
• Scrapes (out), as a living Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Scornful expression that some hear in the delivery of "Like a Rolling Stone" Crossword Clue 5 letters
• Remove ID from, as an Instagram post Crossword Clue 5 letters
• Record label that signed Dylan in 1961 Crossword Clue 8 letters
• Protest song that has been recorded by hundreds of artists, including versions translated into German and Swedish Crossword Clue 15 letters
• Old Testament book echoed in "All Along the Watchtower" Crossword Clue 6 letters
• Not much Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Not mine Crossword Clue 5 letters
• Nonglossy photo finishes Crossword Clue 6 letters
• Nails, as a test Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Musician DiFranco who toured with Dylan in 1997 and 2003 Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Modern term of endearment Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Minnesota town where young Robert Zimmerman became Bob Dylan Crossword Clue 7 letters
• Marathon swimmer Diana who mentally sings the song at 37-Across to keep time Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Maggie's property, in a 1965 Dylan song title Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Like matryoshka dolls Crossword Clue 6 letters
• Like Dylan's singing voice Crossword Clue 5 letters
• Legendary N.Y.C. punk music club Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Law enforcement org. Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Knight's neighbor on a chessboard Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Jubilation Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Indie music's ___ Iver Crossword Clue 3 letters
• In unison Crossword Clue 5 letters
• Iberian capital in "Boots of Spanish Leather" Crossword Clue 6 letters
• Hoodwinked Crossword Clue 5 letters
• Has some bread or caviar, say Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Guitar accessories Crossword Clue 5 letters
• Greek goddess of the dawn Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Give to charity, as Dylan does with "Christmas in the Heart" royalties Crossword Clue 6 letters
• Ginsberg or Kerouac, e.g. Crossword Clue 8 letters
• Friend in a conflict Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Folksy lass Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Film star Brynner name-dropped in "I Shall Be Free" Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Family member to whom Dylan sings "you been on my mind" Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Eight bits Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Dylan, vis-à-vis the University of Minnesota Crossword Clue 7 letters
• Dylan's iconic 1960s Wayfarer sunglasses, e.g. Crossword Clue 7 letters
• Dylan wears a corduroy one on the cover of his debut album Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Dog's buried treasure Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Dashboard abbr. Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Crumbly cheeses Crossword Clue 5 letters
• Contents of an atlas Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Concert lineup Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Come out on top Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Churchyard trees Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Burrowing garden pest Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Brew that might soothe a singer's throat Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Bookcase component Crossword Clue 5 letters
• Bit of nest-building material Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Big hunks Crossword Clue 5 letters
• Biblical name meaning "exalted father" (and Dylan's father's name!) Crossword Clue 5 letters
• Baby sheep Crossword Clue 4 letters
• Aunt, in Spanish Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Aladdin's monkey sidekick Crossword Clue 3 letters
• Alabama city Dylan was stuck inside of "with the Memphis blues again" Crossword Clue 6 letters
• Absolute hoot Crossword Clue 4 letters
• "___ on ___," album with the songs "I Want You" and "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" Crossword Clue 6 letters
• "___ Portrait" (controversial 1970 album) Crossword Clue 4 letters
• "Yes, yes!," in Spanish Crossword Clue 4 letters
• "Waltzing With ___," country classic covered in the Basement Tapes sessions Crossword Clue 3 letters
• "Visions of ___," one of thirteen Dylan songs on Rolling Stone's original "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list Crossword Clue 7 letters
• "Theme Time Radio ___," Dylan's freeform musical podcast Crossword Clue 4 letters
• "It ___ Me, Babe," Dylan hit that opens with the lyrics "Go 'way from my window / Leave at your own chosen speed" Crossword Clue 4 letters
• "Holy cow!" Crossword Clue 5 letters
• "Blood on the Tracks" opener that Dylan claimed "took ten years to live and two years to write" Crossword Clue 15 letters